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May 15, 2012

Rebekah Brooks Charged in Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal 
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In Britain, the former editor of the now-defunct News of the World
tabloid has been charged in the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed
the media empire of Rupert Murdoch. Rebekah Brooks is accused of hiding
documents, computers and other materials from the police, as well as
conspiring to remove records from Murdoch’s London headquarters.
Beyond the allegations that reporters at the now-defunct tabloid
routinely hacked the phones of public figures, police are also
investigating whether staff hacked into computers and made illegal
payments to police and other officials. Brooks, who had a close
relationship with Murdoch, had previously admitted receiving messages of
support from British Prime Minister David Cameron and former Prime
Minister Tony Blair. Her husband and four staff members are also facing
charges.

 

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